Type case



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TYPE CASE.

1,420, 1 54. APPLICATION F`|LD HOV. 22, |920. 20

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rvPEcAsE. APPLICATION FILED NOVA 22, |920. Patented June 20, 1922.

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Ralph l Schauer TYPE CASE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Fatented J une 20, w22.

Application tiled November 22, 1920. Serial No. 425,774.

To @ZZ whom, t may concern.'

Be it known that l, RALPH l. Scimmia, a citizen of the United States, and resident of rwo lfivers, in the county of Manitowoc and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Type Cases; and l do hereby declare that the following is full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention refers to type-cases, and it has for its primary object to provide a simple, light, and durable case of this character, it being` formed from suitable nieta-l in one piece. I

rlhc specific objects of my invention are:

To provide a one-piece metallic type-case wherein the intersecting; partition walls forming` the type pockets also form light, reinforcing ribs whereby the device, as a whole, is prevented from warping in casting, and is at the same time of` maximum strength. y i A To provide a rectangular one-piece cast type-case having acomiaratively thin" bottoni and thicker front, rear and side walls, which walls primarily form theV main strengtheninn` ribs. Y

To provide the encasingiv walls with depending; flanges whereby the thin bot-tom is spaced away from the surface upon which the tray may restl to thus prevent puncture of the comparatively thin bot-tom, due to loose type which may otherwise force their way tl'uough saidbottom. Thus the, case when resting' upona table or bench is supported entirely by the flanges of the outer cncasing walls. y

To provid x` a one-piece type-case of the character described, having;` longitudinal partition walls for the type pockets which merge into the bottom withy uninterrupted curved surfaces, to constitute tracks whereby type may be conveniently extracted from the pockets, these curved surfaces being always to vard the front of the tray.

To provide a series oflongitudinally disposed channels in the lower face of thc bottom. the saine being' diametrically opposite the longitudinal partition walls to thus reduce the thickness at the point where said longitudinal walls are mergently curved into the upper face of the bottom, whereby the bottom is further strengthened by the arched surfaces, without sacrificing lightness of structure.

TWith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain peculiarities of construction, as herein set forth with reference to the accompanying drawing and subsequently claimed.

Before entering into a detailed description of the exempliiication of my invention as herein set forth, l wish to direct attention to the fact that as a practica-l typecascmanufacturer, l have found serious objections to the standard type-case now manufactured, which case is of wood construction throughout.

The primary advantage of a wood case is that it 'permits light structure, but the serious objections to such cases are that the ii't'e of these trays is comparatively short. its, for example, the history shows that one manufacturer produces approximately one thousand of these cases per day, which shows conclusively the venormous waste of material and the necessary expense in maintaining; a supply of wood type-cases.

` Prat, ice has demonstrated that after a certain period, the weight of the type upon the thin wood bottom will cause it to sag away from the partition walls and thus destroy the hermetic seal between the bottom and such partition walls, whereby the type pockets are rendered useless, due to the fact that the type will then creep from one pocket to the other and destroy the functions of the tray. A further objection to the wood type-case is that the materials are subject to more or less contraction and expansion, due to climatic conditions which is invariablyworking tofdeteriorate the tray as a whole. Furthermore the wood trays require a comparatively lgreat amount of labor for assemblage and line workmanship, which necessarily increases the cost of manufacture, and under the b est conditions of material and worknninship. such trays will deteriorate rapidly due to the weight of the type and rough handling, whereby it is a continual expense to the printers7 art in renewing' wood trays from time to time.

The problems which confronted me in the development of the metallic tray was first to overcome weight without losing strength. This problem has been satisfactorily solved by employing` encasing walls of a one-piece metallic tray, having substantial thiclmess and strength, thus rendering` it possible to materially reduce the thickness of the two series of partition walls which merge into the encasing walls. The bottom of the tray, in practice, has been reduced to a minimum thickness, due to the fact that it is merged into the partition walls and the cncasing walls. Alence these walls running in two direct-ions serve as reinforcing fins for the bottom and permit the device, as a whole, to

channels another andmore important feature had in mind is the provision of curved surfaces between the bottom and all walls ofthe type pocket to facilitate removal of type. Hence, these curved surfaces have been associated with the bottom channels which parallel the longitudinal and transverse partition walls in such manner that the thickness of the bottom is uniformly maintained at the pointy under consideration, while at the same time the channels constitute crowned or curved surfaces which will offer the greatest possible resistance against sagging strain or breakage of the tray, it heilig borne in mind that these trays are of considerable dimensions in proportion to the thinness of the metal walls used.

Y Obviously the one-piece tray so produced, has met with the approval of the trade and so far as I am aware, all of the objectionable features of the separable parts of a wood tray are eliminated. VParticnlar attention is directed to the importance of the curvatures at the bottoms of the tra-ys, whereby access may be had to the type from the front, and their tendency to nest in sharp corners is overcome. Obviously a tray so made will not separate from the bottom, and it will also be observed that the thin bottom is protected by the outer encasing flanges which raise it from the flat surface upon which it may rest. .ln practice this is an important feature, because loose type is often strewed about the composing table upon which the tray rests, and if the tray bottom in anyway happens to come into contact with these sharp type, they would puncture it and thus destroy its utility.

In` the accompanying drawings I have illustrated one exemplilication of my invention wherein v4.Figure l represents a plan face view of a tray, showing a series of arbitrarily arrangedy type pockets of diiferent dimensions.

`Figure 2 isa front elevation of the same.

Figures and 4 are detail sectional views of the tra-y respectively indicated by lines 3 3 and 4 4 of Figure l.

Figure 5 is an inverted or bottom plan view of the tray, the same illustrating a series of longitudinal channels therein, which channels are arranged parallel with the longitudinal partition walls, and

Figure 6 is a detail cross-section, as indicated by line 6-6 of Figure l.

leferring by numerals to the drawings, 5 indicates the side walls, 6 the rear wall and the frontwall. 8, 8 represent longitudinally disposed partition walls, which are merged into the encasing walls as shown and 9 represents the transverse partition walls which are merged into the front and rear walls of thecase. Certain of the longitudinal and transverse partition walls are in` terrupted to permit forming type pockets of diifer'ent dimensions as shown, and obviously these intermediate walls intersecting each other and merging into the outer walls, together constitute anet work of reinforcing fins, it being` observed that the rectangular encasing` walls of the tray are of greater thicknessthan the intermediate partition walls to thus serve as a primary support for the entire series, whereby sagging, due to weight7 is eliminated and at the same time tendency of the tray to warp when molded is avoided. The one-piece structure is preferably cast from aluminum or analogous light metal wherein certain amount of strength is also required. rlhe bottom 9 of the typerase is of comparatively thin material and as shown, intersects the encasing walls 5, 6 and 7 at a predetermined distance from the lower edge thereof, whereby said encasing walls constitute a supporting flange 10 for the structure, as a whole, so that Vwhen the tray rests upon a flat plane, the bottom 9 is disposed at a predetermined distance from the surface to protect it and prevent puncture which might occur should any metal parts or type be within the iield of the tray when it is put into position upon its support.

As will be observed, particularly with reference to Figures 3, 4 and G, the walls of each type pocket are mergently curved as at 1l into the vertical front encasing wall 7 and also the partition walls 8 and 9. This curved surface forms a track or throat in each vtype pocket, to facilitate the picking up of type singly from said compartment, by drawing them from the bot-tom of the pocket upwardly about the uninterrupted cuive 1.1 to the associated flange whereby they may be readily removed.

In order to obtain this curved track surface for the pockets, without adding weight to the structure, as best shown in Figures 3, 4, 5 and 6, I have formed the bottom of the tray with a plurality of channels l2, which channels are arrange directly under the en1 casing walls and partition walls S and 9 to coincide with the curved surfaces ll of the pockets, whereby the bottoni is thus maintained uniform in thickness, while at the same time said channels constitute upwardly bowed or arched surfaces to materially increase the rigidity and lightness ot the structure without sacrificingv the strength, it being borne in mind that these channels also serve to prevent warping of the device in molding.

rl`he front wall ot the type-case is prorided 'with a vertical recess 18 into which is litted a suitable index card, an opening being provided in said wall through which to view the index. The front wall ot' the type-case is also termed with a pull-hood lilas shown. The type-case is preferably molded from aluminum metal, which is noncorrcsive, or in some instances it may be plated or otherwise suitably treated to prevent corrosion. Thus it will be seen that a one-piece type-case is termed which is not susceptible to climatic conditions, and obviously it has no tendency to check or warp in any part the.` ot', which is a natural detect in a wood tray. lt follows that there can bc no liabilityT ot the bottom separating from its partition wall or from one another, as in the case ot a wood tray.

lllhile l have described particularly that the one-pieve tray is preferably cast, obviously I may, without departing)` -from the spirit ot my invention, torm the one piece as a stamping or die casting` product.

l claim:

l. As a new article ot man1rtactuie` an all metal type-case cast in one piece comprising a partitioned rectangular tray having' a. thin solid bottom, upstanding liront, rear and sid@ walls, the same being' of `ereater thickness than the bottom and projectingr therebelow to 'lorm a 'I )rojecting support tor said bottoni, and intersectinir longitudinal and transverse partition wals connecting` the tray, and encasing walls forming type pockets, the walls ot each pocket being mergently curved into the tray bottom to torni an uninterrupted track for conveniently extracting type from said pockets.

2, As a new article of manufacture, an all metal type-case cast in one piece comprisinga partitioned rectangular tray having a solid bottom,` upstanding front, rear "and side walls, the same beingextended below the bottom to form a support therefor, series of intersecting longitudinal and transverse partition walls connecting the tray, and encasing walls 'forming' type pockets, the lower surfaces ot the walls olI each pocket beingl mergcntly curved into the bottom to form an uninterrupted track for conveniently extracting type 'from said pockets, a series of channels in the lower face of the bottom, the same being diametrically opposite the partition walls to reduce the thickness at the point .vhere said walls are mergently curved into said bottom.

las a new article of manufacture, an all met-al type-case in one piece comprising a partitioned rectangular tray having a solid bottom, upstanding, front, rear and side walls intersecting' longitudinal transverse and partition walls connecting the tray and encasing walls 'forming type pockets, the lower surfaces ot the walls of each pocket being mergently curved into the tray bottom to form an uninterrupted track for conveniently extracting` type from said pockets, and a series of channels in the lower tace of the bottom, the same being` diametrically opposite the longitudinal and transverse partition walls to reduce the thickness at the point where said walls are mergently curved into said bottom.

ln testimony that I claim the foregoing l have hereunto set my hand at Two Rivers, in the county of Manitowoc and State ot lllisconsin.

RALPH l. SCHEUER. 

